The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-23
THE STATE.
ARoos TOOK COUNTY

ARoosTooK COUNTY.
G. p. Allen, Esq, of Presque Isle is en-.
deavoring to establish national bank in
that thriving town. He has already received
subscriptions to the amount Of $4,000
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. Craig Young, farmer living in Jay
sold 100 barrels of apples last week for $500.
apples ever received by any farmer in Frank
lin county. These apples kept remarkably
well, only per cent being decayed. The
price received was 800 per cent. larger than
that at which most farmers sold their fruit.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Bangor Whig learns from Bar Harbor
that the contractors for the construction of
the new sewerage system have thrown up
the contract and discharged their men. The
contract was taken at price below what
the work could actually be done for, on ac-
count of the ledgy character Of the land, and
the firm has lost heavily on the work. The
town has hired the tools needed to complete
will be impossible to close in the streets be-
fore the middle or latter part Of June. Even
then only small portion of the new drain
age system will have been completed, but the
construction of the balance will be entered
upon after the season closes in the fall, and
will all probably be completed before the
opening of the season of 1888. The work of
this year has been confined to the main
sewer, that no more sewage may be emptied
into the harbor, but be carried a mile or
more away and be emptied into the ocean,
where the tide will at once sweep it out to
sea.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A building and loan association is talked
of in Augusta.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Messrs. j. p. & E. H. Kennison Of Dix
mont recently purchased a COW Of Mr.
Graves of Etna, which subsequently died.
The selectmen were notified, and, with Dr.
Benson, made an examination Of the lungs
and pronounced it tuberculosis. The whole
herd has been appraised and the owner or
dered to keep it isolated until further notice.
The State Cattle Commissioner has been
notified and will probably make a thorough
examination of the herd.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Mr.. T. G. Holt, contractor for the Megantic
railroad, has purchased the steamer Auburn,
which has been running on Lake Auburn,
and she will be taken at once to MOOSehead
Lake to carry the men at work for the rail-
road company and their supplies.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Representatives of New York firms were
at Grand Lake Stream on Sunday last and
adjusted in part the losses of the recent fire
at the Shaw tannery. All the insurance was
placed with New York and Western COM
panleS, tne p0llcleS aSgregallng, IL is SAID,
$130,000, while the loss is placed at S55.000 on
real estate and 100000 on hides and leather.
The matter of adjusting the losses is as yet
far from settled. 1t has been stated that the
company will rebuild on a smaller scale after
the losses have been adjusted.
The erection Of three sardine packing
establishments in Machiasport this spring
gives brighter outlook to business than
before for many years. The factories are
expected to be finished and running early in
June. They will employ about 400 hands, at
weekly expense of $3,600
Mr.. Patrick Coughlin met with severe
accident in Cooper, the other day, caused by
bear running across the road in front of
his horse The animal took fright and
turned suddenly around, throwing Mr..
Coughlin heavily upon the ground. He was
much injured and lay upon the road until
some parties came along and attended to his
injuries. He has since been confined to his
house.
YORK COUNTY.
III is said that all of the quarrymen at
Andrews Il Sons quarry on the Pool road,
who have been working since the st0necut-
ters quit, have now abandoned work and re-
fuse to return until their wages are paid in
full.